back to Ruritania , marriedmarrya wife , and ascendedascendthe throne , whereon his progeny in the direct line have sat from then till this very hour -- with one short interval .
In ascendingascendto my room I was metmeetupon the stairs by a smart , pretty girl of nineteen , with a tidy , dumpy figure , a round face , bright , blooming cheeks , glossy , clustering curls , and little merry brown eyes .